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VERNER JOHNSON, OF NORTHAMPTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

VOTING-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 631,721, dated August22, 1899.

Application tiled November 15, 1895. Serial No. 569,034. (No model.)

To all whom, t 77u14/ concern:

Be it known that I, WE1-:NER JOHNSON, a citizen of the 'United States,residing at Florence, in the county ot` Hampshire and State ofblassachusetts, have invented certain neur and usefullinprovements inVoti 11g-Machines, of which the following is a specitication, referencebeing had therein to the accompanying drawings.

It is the object of my invention to provide a voting-booth havingeiiicient safeguards My booth comprises a voting-compartmentr having thevoting keys or handles therein, an entrance-door with connections to thevoting mechanisms to reset the same upon the entrance of each voter intothe booth, an exit-y compartment separated from the voting-compartmentby a self-locking door, a final exitdoor from the exit-compartment, andmeans for holding said door against opening until the intermediate dooris closed, said means comprising a platform for holding the exitdoorclosed and arranged adjacent thereto to be stepped upon by the voter,theintermediate door holding the platform against depression throughintermediate connections until the intermediate door is closed and thevotingcompartment thus locked to the voter who has just left the same.

My booth also includes a lock for the main entrance-door arranged to beoperated only when the main exit-door is opened, thus admitting a newvoter only after the person having cast his vote has left the booth.

My voting mechanism comprises means for locking the keys or handles inoperated position, so that it may be seen what votes have been cast, andmeans for resetting the machine.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is an nd view showing theresetting connec- Fig. 2 is a vertical section through the votin gmechanism from front to rear. Fig. 3 is a rear View of the machine ofFig. 2. Fig. 4 is a top View ot' the booth. Fig. 5 is a vertical sectionon line BX BX ot Fig. 4. Fig. G is a sectional view on line AX AX ot'Fig. 4. Fig. 7 is a sectional view on line GX CX of Fig. 4. Figs. 8, 9,and 10 are details of the counter or registering mechanism, Fig. 11 is aview of the stop-motion mechanism, partlyin longitudinal section. Fig.12 is a detail view. Fig. 13`is a detail View of a door-holding catch.Fig. 14 is a detail view of stops to prevent two keys being operated atonce. Fig., 15 is a detail view of the key mechanism ready foroperation. Figs. 16 and 17 are views of details. Figs. 18 and 19 areviews of the counter. Fig. 2O is a detail View of the stop-motionmechanism, showing the adjustable dial and attached parts. Fig. 21 is anenlarged detail of the manner of holding the detents on the shaft. Fig.22 is a view of the means for transmitting the movement from one shaftto the other in resetting the parts. Fig. 23 is a detail of the same.

Y The registering-wheels 3l are arranged on axles carried in extensions31X of verticallymovable rods 1, guided in the frame 1X and havingcross-bars 1 at their upper ends, the rods being normally pressed up bysprings d. These cross-bars carry depending pivoted pawls h, adapted toengage a ratchet-wheel c, which forms part of the stop motion, which,

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' as hereinafter described, controls the nu mber ot keys which may beoperatedin each group. The bar 1 is depressed when its correspondinghandle or key 2 is pulled out by the voter in casting his vote, thehandle being attached to a rod d, slotted at its rear end and engaging apiu 2O (see upper part of Figs. 3 and 15) on an arm 4, turning looselyon a shaft 3, said arm having a slotted extension 4 engaging a pin onthe bar 1. movement of the bar 1 the registering-wheel is depressed andits ratchet c engages apawl 30, depending from a rod so that the wheelwill be turned one-tenth of a revolution, and

as the wheel rises again under the action of the spring a the tooth X ofthe detent 35 on the rod 30' will enter one of the notches in the wheeland retain Ait in moved position. The depending pawl 30 is held inposition In the downwardv IOO against the ratchet by the spring and thedetent 35 is fastened to the pawl-arm by a screw 30'", Figs. 8 and 9.

The registering-wheel is made up of a series of disks arranged sidebyside on the same axle,with carrying mechanism between them, so that eachtime the Vfirst disk makes one complete revolution the second disk willbe moved forward one step, the depending pawl engaging the ratchet onthe first disk only and the movement of this disk being carried to theother disks, as will be described hereinafter. Each disk is notched, andthese notches are engaged by the detent 35, having a broad tooth 35X,engaging the notches of all the wheels each time the wheel rises afterbeing turned. Should it happen that the handle is not pulledsufficiently to make the first disk move a complete step and the handlereleased, the notch or groove in the first disk would not aline with thenotches in the other disks, and therefore the detent could not engagethe disks. To avoid this, a pawl 239 is provided on the shaft 30', Fig.tl, which as the wheel rises will engage the notch of the moved wheeland return the same to its former position. The ends of the pawl 30 anddetent 35 always bear the same relation to each other, and the disk willbe turned back to make its notch register with all the others and withthe tooth of the detent There are three of these pawls 3i), (see Fig.8,) one for each disk, and they aie pressed by springs 30X, connectedwith a rib 230 on the detent 35, Figs. S and 0.

In order to prevent a second operation of the same key by the samevoter, a dog f, loose on a shaft g, engages the rack 7L of the bar 1, sothat when the bar rises the dog engaging the teeth will hold the bar andarm 1t rigid against a second operation until the parts are reset forthe next voter. The dog is normally held out ot engagement with therack-teeth by a detent t', pivoted loosely on a shaft 14; and having ahooked end to engage shoulders 7; on the dog. The detent i' is releasedfrom the dog by the end of the cross-bar l engaging the upright arm t"of the detent, the contacting ends ot the arm and cross-bar beinginclined. This release of the dog takes place when the bar l moves down,because the inclined end of the bar l will act to force back oroutwardly the upright arm i, thus releasing the dog, and the dog thenengages the rack, the teeth of which will allow the bar to rise, butwill prevent a second downward movement of the bar until the dog has'been released in resetting the machine.

Fig. 2 shows in its upper half the key and mechanism ready to beoperated, parts of the mechanism, however, being omitted, while in thelower half the mechanism has been operated and the vote registered, saidmechanism being now locked against a second operation until reset forthe next voter. Fig. 15 also shows the parts ready for operation. Thehandle or key at the lower part of the figure is at its extreme inwardposition, indicating at a glance that this key has been operated, whilein the upper half the key is intermediate of its extreme in ward andoutward position, showing that this key is ready to be pulled. Vhen sopulled to its extreme outward limit, the registering mechanism isoperated. Bringing the key back, the arm #t will return to its formerposition, but the key will have an additional inward movement allowed bythe slot-and-pin connection 2l 20, and at its end the pin 20, which isnow stationary, will lie over the notch 2X at the forward end of theslot, and the spring 21X, attached to the slotted end of the key, willraise said slot-ted end to engage the pin with the notch, thus lockingthe key in its extreme inward position until the mechanism is reset, itbeing understood that the pin 2O and arm t are held locked at this timethrough the dog engaging the rack on the rod l. From the above it willbe seen that normally the key when not operated is in the intermediateposition of the upper half of Fig. The voter to operate the mechanismpulls this key out, as before stated. He then pushes it in all the way,as shown in tlielower half of Fig. 2,where it becomes locked, and thisindicates that it has been operated. The locking of the key when pushedall the way in is, as before stated, eltected by means of thepin-and-slot connection described. This mechanism is shown in Fig. 2 andin Fig. l5.

In resetting the mechanism after the vote has been cast the dog j isreleased from the rack of rod l by an arm 7J, fixed on the shaft g, andadapted when the shaft is turned to engage the tail ot' the dog andretract the dog from the rack and canse the same to be engaged and heldout of action by the detent y1', which springs into engagement with therctracted dog. The detent and dog are under tension of a spring Z,connecting them and tending to force both of them to their work. Therack-rod l is now free for another voting action, and at the same timethat the dog is treed the key is unlocked from the position shown inlower half of Fig. 2 and moved to the position shown at the upper halfof said figure by the arm G, fixed on resetting-shaft g, and having aroller itl4 engaging the inclined slotted end of the key, forcing thesame first downward to release the pin O from the notch and then forwardto normal position, with the rear end of the slot engaging the pin. Allthe keys which have been operated by the voter will stand a littlefarther in, and thus show that they have been moved.

I have shown in Fig. ithe apparatus in place within the booth, the rowof keys corresponding to the candidates being shown at 2, and in Fig. i3Ishow an upper and a lower set of keys.

The names of the candidates arc placed on slips or cards held directlyabove the keys by means of clips 37 in frames covered by hinged doorsF32, having glass fronts. The doors IOO IIO

Amay be swung" upon their hinges and held by catches 3S, Fig. 13.

In order to prevent more than one key being operated at the ysame time,I provide pivoted cam-stops SO on the frame having inclined edges attheir top and a weight SOX to hold the stops vertically. rlhe stops lieedge Vto edge and the cross-bars la' have their rear ends V-shaped ontheir lower edges and in line with the spaces between the cam-stops, sothat when one cross-bar is depressed the cani-stops will be separated bythe V-shaped edge engaging' the inclines in the stops; but if twocross-bars are depressed at once the camstops will form a lock andprevent the further depression of both bars. When an upper and lowersetof keysis used, asin Fig. 2, it is also desired that no two keys beoperated at once, and for this purpose the outer stop-cams of the upperand lower series are connected by links 8l and arms 82. After the votingis over the whole mechanism of each row of keys may be locked by a rod2S, (shown in lockingposition, upper part of Fig. 2,) carried by arms2G, fixed on the shafts 3 just inside of the end4 frames of the votingmechanism, said rock-shaft being operated by an arm 29 outside theframe,wl1ich may be locked at either end of the segment m by a key-lockn on the arm. In locking position the shaft 28 bears against all thearms 4 of the set and prevents them from being moved by the keys. Theunlocked position of the shaft 28 is shown in the lower part of Fig. 2.

As shown in Figs. f) and l0, a shield o is placed across the machine,over the counting or registering' Wheels, having a slot in front of eachwheel closed by a glass, a clip 8l being provided to hold the name-cardof the candidate to whom the particular counter belongs. The shield ishinged at the bottom and locked at the iop by a key-lock p, and thecounters, while thus being visible to the inspectors, are out of reachof the same. In resetting the registering wheels or counters the handleor key is pulled out a little way, so as to release the notched disksfrom the detent 35,and then after the shield is u nloeked and swung downthe disks maybe turned by hand back to Zero. lefore the keys or handlecan be pulled out so as to release the countingwheels from the detent itis necessary to release the locking-bar 2S, so that even were the shieldunlocked after the voting is over the disks could not be turned untilafter the arm 29 and bar 2S were unlocked.

As before stated, I provide a series of keys, and each key has connectedthereto a counter or registering wheel, with the attached meehanism,including the rack-rod l, the dog, the dog-detent, the arms 4 and (i,the cross-bar l, and the stop-cam 80. Each candidate has a separatekey,and the keys are divided up into groups. For instance, one group maybe composed of two keys on the left of Fig. 4, with their att-achedcounters and intermediate mechanism, while the four keys immediately tothe right may comprise another group. Of the first group of two keysthere will be a candidate for each key opposing each other, and thisgroup of keys must be so arranged that when one key is operated andreleased the other key for the opposing candidate cannot be operated bythe same voter and it will be necessary for him to leave the booth andanother voter to enter before either ke57 of this group can be operated.On the next group of four keys we will suppose that there are fourcandidates running for three offices, and this group must therefore bearranged so that each voter may operate three of the keys of this group,but the fourth key will be locked by the movement of the third key. Thislocking effect is secured as follows: Taking, for instance, the group oftwo keys at the left of the series, the iirst key mechanism at the leftof Fig. ll, when operated, is locked, as already explained, against asecond operation by the release of the detent fi, which in turn releasesthe 'dog f to engage the rack of the rod l. The release of the detent fiof the first key is effected through direct contact of the cross-bar lLLtherewith; but in order to lock the second key by the act of operatingthe first I apply to each set of key mechanisms a stop-motion consistingof a ratchet-wheel c, fixed, as shown in Figs. 3, 1l, and 20, on asleeve I7', loose on a shaft lO', which extends entirely across themachine, said ratchet having iixed thereto a detent-wheel 9 to beengaged by a detent 13, loose on a rod la, also extending across themachine. (See Figs. 2, 3, and 15.) Alongside this detent-wheel 9 thereis a dial 17. Between this dial-wheel and the ratchetwheel c of the nextkey to the right the sleeve 17' extends, which is loosely held on theshaft lO, said sleeve being rigidly connected to the ratchet of thefirst key and adjustably connected te the dial of the first-keymechanism by an arm q, fixed on the loose sleeve having a pawl qentering notchesq" in the dial, the pawl being heldin any desired notchby a spring locking-pin The sleeve is also detachably connected to theratchet-wheel c of the second-key mechanism by a clutch l2, Figs. Il,i7, and 20, consist'- ing of a collar c, having a fork qi engaging a pin(1G on the ratchet, said collar being fixed to the sleeve by athumb-screw Il operating a pin ll', guided in the collar and having apointed end entering' a socket in the sleeve.

\Vhen 4.he first key is operated, the depending pawl l) thereof engagesthe vfirst ratchetwheel c and turns the same one step, and at the sametime the end of the cross-bar l engages and operates the detent 'Il tothrow the locking-dog f of the 'first key into locking position to lockthe bar l when it rises. The movement of the ratchet c has the sameeffect ou the locking-dog of the second-key mechanism, for this one-stepmovement of the ratchet is communicated through the Ato the sleeve ofthe second ratchet it will turn therewith and move the notched dial onestep, which is sufficient to bring a cam `r on the dial, Fig. l5, tooperate against a finger if" on the detent t' of the secondwkeymechanism, thus releasingthe same from the second dog and allowing thisdog to assume locking position at once to prevent the operation of thesecond key of this group as soon as the first key is operated. For thisaction the two dials 17 of the first group of keys must be adjusted sothat the pawls q' ai'e in the first notches thereofthat is, one stepaway from the canis fr of the dials-and therefore if either key isoperated its detent and locking-dog will be operated directly throughthe cross-bar 1", while the remaining detent and locking-dog j" will bcoperated through the stop-niotion,

including the ratchet, the intermediate sleeve fixed to both ratchets,and the cani-dial of the unoperated key. The cani-dial may have numbersthereon corresponding to the nu niber of notches.

Each ratchet, it will be seen, is fixed to a sleeve which extendsthrough the dial to the next ratchet and to which it may or may not beconnected by the clutches 11 and 12. ln the present case we will supposethat the second clutch from the left of Fig. 11 is loose, this beingbetween the second and third ratchets, and that the first clutch istightened. This will connect the first two sets of key-stop mechanismsand make a complete group of two mechanisms, while the keys to the rightwill belong to one or more additional groups. \Ve are supposing thatfour keys compose the next group. Therefore the third, fourth, and fifthclutches, if tightened, will connect the third, fourth, fifth, and sixthratehets and dials to move in unison, and in this group, as only threekeys are to be operated and t-he fourth one prevented from operating,the dials must be so adjusted that the pawls (l will engage the thirdnotches thereof, so that at the third movement of the dial the cam r ofthe dials will be in position to-operate the remaining detent t' torelease its dog f and lock the fourth key, whichever one that may be.The detents 13 by engaging the detentwheels 9, connected rigidly withthe ratchcts, Fig. 2, stop and hold the ratchets and dial after eachmovement, Osaid detents engaging square notches in the dials and beingpressed into place by the springs 13, Fig. 15. When any key is operated,the depending pawl I), before operating the ratchet c, engages thedetent 13 and releases it from the detentwheel, so that the ratchet maybe turned. l1n mediately after the ratchet-wheel has been turned thedetent slips from the end of the depending pawl and holds the ratchet inits moved position, this slipping being due to the depending pawlswinging back slightly after engaging the ratchet-tooth ata point abovethe center of the wheel. It is neces-v sary that all the detents of thegroup be operated when either key of the group is pulled, and for thispurpose l provide detachable connections between the detents, so thatany desired series of detents may be connected to move in unison,corresponding to the desired arrangement of the groups and the number ofkeys in each grou p. Each detent therefore has a hub 13" fixed thereto,with lugs s' at the left thereof and with a reduced extension or sleeveat the right, on which the clutch-collar T is placed, said collar beingfixed to the hub when desired by the thumb-screw t'. The collar has aprojection t2 fitting between the lugs .s ofthe next detent-hub at theright and when the thumb-screw is turned to fix the collar to the sleeveof the detent at the left, upon which sleeve it is supported, the dctentat the right will be connected with that at the left. This is the easehere, the first thumb-screw being tight to connect the two detents atthe left into one group, these, however, being omitted from Fig. 11, thesecond being loose to break connection between the second and thirddetents, while the third, fourth, and fifth detents are fixed to connectthe third, fourth, fifth, and sixth detents into one group. It will beunderstood from this that the detent-elutches are set to correspond withthe ratchet-clutches, so that the grouping of said clutches willcorrespond with the grouping of the stop-niotion ratchets and dials.These detents are not all shown in Fig. 11, those at the left of saidfigure being omitted for clearness of illustration. The detents i' arearranged to move freely about the hubs of the detents 113. le apply stopde vices or wipers u, Figs. 11 and 1G, to bearon the edges of theratchets c, so that they will be stopped in proper position whenreturned to original position, this consisting of a disk u', having aprojection u?, the disk being journaled loosely on the hub ofthe detent13. This wiper is pressed by a spring ln.3.

In resetting the parts the locking-dogs j' are first released, as beforeexplained, by turningl the shaft y, an arni S on a sprocket wheel 7,fixed to the shaft, being operated for this purpose, Figs. 1, Si, and(5. A chain 7 passes from this wheel about a sprocket 10L on the shaft10 of the stop-inotioii, and this shaft has a cani-wiper 10 at itsright-hand end adapted to operate the detent-shaft 1t through an arm 1lXthereon, Figs. 1l and 22, said wiper engaging a pin on said arm. Vhen,therefore, the arm S is moved, the cam-wiper engaging the pin u of thearm MX turns the shaft 1l, and this, through studs 1li thereon, Figs. 1land 1G, engaging studs 13X of the hubs of detents 13, will release thedetents from the detent-wheels, and the further movement of the arm Sand shaft lO will bring studs 10X on said shaft against the shoulders17X of the sleeve 17, thus turning all the'sleeves that have beenoperated,with their rate-bets and dial-wheels, back to normal position,and immediately this position is reached, which is determined by anadjustable stop '1), Fig. 1, connected with the sprocket-wheel 7, thecam-wiper 10 releases the arm 14X bythe pin .1; riding olf of the endQ22 of the camwiper, (see Fig. 22,) and all the detents 13, under theaction of their springs, will y back into engagement withtheirdetent-wheels, the

shaft 14 turning back also, with its arm 14X,

the latter being pivotally connected at 14"L to the shaft 14 to swinglaterally to allow the wiper to return to normal position when the armSis turned back to normal position again, a spring W serving to throwthe pin .fr of the arm 14X into its former position with its pin a; inline with the wiper. The cam-wiper has an inclined end at .t2 to forceaside the pin x and its arm 14X. The return of the shaft 14 to normalposition is due to the springs 13 returning the detents, which throughthe stud 13X and 14 act to return the said shaft.

Fig. 22 shows the position of the cam-wiper ready for the resettingaction, its lower square shoulder or portion being in contact with thepin n?, so that if the wiper is rotated in the direction of the arrow,Fig. 22, .the arm 14 will be depressed, as shown by the arrow y, and theshaft 14 turned to reset the parts by means ofthe pins or studs 14described. The wiper makes only sufficient movement to allow the pin frto be freed from the end Q32 of the wiper when the resetting actionabove described takes place. In turning the wiper back to normalposition the inclined end r2 thereof simply moves aside the pin with thepivoted arm 14X, which pin then rides against the face x2 of the wiperuntil the normal position of Fig. 22 is reached, when the spring returnsthe arm 14X, with its pin, under the square end of the wiper, ready foranother operation.

From the above it will be seen that the resetting is done by firstreleasing the detents by means of the studs on the shaft 14, thenturning the ratchets and dials back to normal position by the partialrevolution of the shaft 10, which brings the studs 10X thereon againstthe shoulder on the sleeve 17. Of course the parts are so arranged thatalthough both shafts 10 and 14 turn together the studs 14' act torelease the detents before the studs on the shaft 10 begin to act. Theshaft 14 is returned to normal position when released from the cam-wiperby the spring of the detents, acting through the studs 13X 14.

In having an upper and a lower set of keys it is necessary to connectthe indicating or dial wheels 17 on the upper and lowershafts, which isdone by the chain 22 and wheels 23, said wheels being fixed on thesleeve to which this ratchet-wheel c and dial-wheels 17 are fixed. Thisarrangement is only used when it is necessary to transfer the same setof candidates from the lower to the upper keys; or, to make it moreplain, suppose there are five candidates for the same oiiice, but in thelower row of keys there arc only one, two,

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three, or four keys available left in the lower row for this group. Bythe connection described the group is completed by bringing in one keyof the upper set. A detachable clutch connection is necessary for theupper and lower sets of mechanisms similar to that described, so thatthe upper or lower mechanism may be disconnected. This clutch is indicated at 1l 12 between the hub of the sprocket-wheel and the hub of theratchet, as indicated in Fig. 12. It is also necessary to connect thecorresponding pawls 13, and this I do by the link r25, which need not bedisconnected, Figs. 2 and 3.

The voting-booth com prises a compartment A, the series of keysprojecting into the same,

and this compartment is entered through an entrance-door 40, carried ona shaft 4l, journaled in upper and lower bearings 42 and 43, the shaftbeing held against vertical displacement by a cam-collar 44, securedthereto and resting on the lower bearing 43. The upper end of the shaftcarries a cam 45, which as the door is open raises a roller 46 on au arm47 of a crank-shaft 49, held in a bracket 50, secured to the frame ofthe booth, the arm 48 of said shaft connecting through a link 51 withthe releasing-arms 8 of the upper and lower sets of voting mechanisms,so that as the door is opened the voting mechanisms will be reset forthe voter who is just entering, and the resetting action takes placewhen the door 40 is opened very slight-ly, so that the voter cannotenter the compartment A until after the voting mechanism has been reset.After casting his vote the voter passes through anintermediatedoor52after having unlocked it on the inside of the compartment A, and he thenpasses into the compartment B. It will be understood, however, that thedoor 40, as well as the door 52, is self-closing, and after the voterpasses through both of these doors swing to and lock automatically. Thelock of the door 52iswithin the compartment A. The movement of the door52 as the voter passes through the same operates a crosshead 56 througha link 57, connected with the door by a pin 53, passing through a curvedslot 54 in the bottom of the compartment B. The cross-head moves on arod 5S and is guided by ribs 59, and as the door is opened the crossheadimmediately passes over the end of a lever 6l, arranged beneath thebottom of the compartment B and pivoted at 61X, the platform 60,attached to said lever, projecting up slightly through an opening in thebottom of the compartment and being held normally up by a spring 60X. Inthis position the platform is above the lower edge of the iinalexit-door 90, which is arranged to open inwardly, and this door cannotopen until the voter stands upon the platform G0, and pressure upon theplatform GO will have no effect until the intermediate door 52 has beenclosed and locked, and it will therefore be necessary for the voter tocut off all communication by him to the voting-compartment A by lockingthe IOO IIO

door 52 behind him before he can leave the compartmentll by opening thefinal exit-door 90 inwardly. The depression of the platform 60 by thevoter allows the door 90 to be opened, and at the same time it raisesthe rear end of the lever Gl in front of the cross-head 5o', so that thedoor 52 cannot be opened until the platform UO returns upwardly tonormal position. The platform is held down by a sliding spring-bolt (53,moving in guides (it G5 under pressure of the spring 66 and bearing whenthe plat-form is up against a lug G2, (see Fig. (3,) depending from theplatform andengaging the upper side of said lug when the platform isdepressed, so as to hold itin this position and the door 52 locked untilthe main entrance is opened, when the cam All on the shaft 4l thereofwill engage lug G7 of the bolt G3 and withdraw the same to release theplatform. The entrance-doorlO is held locked by a vertically-inovingbolt (3S engaging a lng (30 of the lock 7d, and the bolt GS beingconnected with the lug (52 of the platform (30 will hold theentrance-door at) locked until the platform GO is depressed, atwhiclrtime the said bolt will be withdrawn and held in this position bythe locking ofthe platform through the spring-bolt G3 until theentrance-door is opened by the next voter, which will have the effect ofreleasing the platform GO and returning the bolt GS to normal position.

As before described, the counter consists of a series of disks, andthese are arranged side by side on a stationary pin or shaft e', held inthe lower end of the arm 31X. The first or unit disk is operated by itsratchet c and the pawl 30 Alirst described, and when this disk makes acomplete revolution the pawl z, Figs. 1S and ll), carried on the flatface of the units-disk, will operate and move one step the second ortens disk by engaging the teeth around the depressed face thereof. Thepawl is pressed by a springeg, and the arm s" iiies outwardly under thepressure ot' this spring when the tailpiece of the pawl rides into thedepressed or cut-away part of the stationary pin .2', (shown at 50,) andthis action takes place once for every revolution of the units-disk,andthe pawl e remains in engage ment with the teeth suilicientlylong toimpart a full-step movement to the tens-disk, and then the pawl isreleased by its tail riding off of the depressed part of the pin andonto the concentric part thereof. The same kind of carrier mechanism isused between the tens and hundreds disks, and so on throughout theseries. Each disk is provided with teeth .27 about the pinto be engagedby sp rin g-detents es, Figs. 1S and lil, which center the wheel aftereach step.

lV hat I claim isl. In combination a series of keys, a series ofcounters connected therewith, a series of locking means one for each keyto prevent a second operation of the key connections until after themachine is reset resetting means and supplementallocking means for theoperated key to hold the same out of line with the unoperated keys, boththe main and supplemental locking means being located between the keysand the counters substantially as described.

i. In combination, a series of keys, a series of counters withintermediate connections including the levers 4 locking means for eachkey mechanism to prevent a second operation of the same key untilthemachine is reset, rcsetting means, and locking means common to all thekeys of the series to lock the machine after the voting is over, saidmeans consisting of the bar 2S extend-ing across the levers iand meansfor operating the bar substantially as described.

In combination, a series of keys, a series of counters, thevertically-movable rods l, carrying the counting-wheels, which movetherewith, the relatively-fixed pawls for operating the counting-wheels,the locking-dogs engaging teeth on the rods Il., connections between thekeys, and the rods, the detents for holding the dogs out of engagementwith the rods l, said detents being operated to release the dogs in thefinal movement of the rods l, substantially as described.

l. In combination,a series of keys, a series of counters, thevertically-movable rods l, carrying the counter-wheels, therelativelyfixed pawl for operating the-counter-whcels as they move withthe rods, the relativelyfixed detent for holding thc counter-wheelsagainst rotation when in normal position and the supplemental pawl foralini'ng the counterwheels, substantially as described.

5. In combination, a series of keys, the counters, sliding rodsconnected to the keys and to the counters, locking means fordireetlyengaging the said sliding rods, detents for holding the lockingmeans out of action and cross-bars carried directly by the said slidingrods for releasing thedctents to allow the direct engagement between thelocking means and said sliding bars as the said bars complete theiroperative stroke, substantially as described.

G. In combination, aseries of keys, a series of counters, sliding rodsconnected to the keys and to the counters, locking-dogs for the slidingrods, detents for the dogs, cross-bars on the sliding rods for releasingthe detents and cam-stops for preventing more than one key operating atonce, the said cross-bar engaging the said cam-stops, substantially asdescribed.

7. In combination, the series of counters, the operating connectionstherefor, the series of sliding keys having slotted ends with a notch toengage a pin on the said connections, a spring for holding the key andpin in locking engagement and resetting means engaging the inclined rearend of the key to release the same from the pin, substantially asdescribed.

S. In combination, the counters, the keys with connections thereto, theseries of locklIO ing means for said connections, the supplementallocking means for the keys to hold them in operated position out ot linewith the nnoperated keys and means for releasing the locking means ofthe key connections and also for releasing the supplemental lockingmeans et' the keys, both the main and supplemental locking meansbeinglocated between the keys and the counters, substantially asdescribed.

f). In combination, the keys, the counters connected therewith, thelocking-dogs and the resetting means therefor consisting oftherock-shaft on which the dogs are loosely pivoted, said rock-shaft havingarms to engage Athe locking-dogs, said rock-shaft thus serving tosupport the series of dogs and also to release them, substantially asdescribed.

I0. In combination, the keys, the counters connected therewith, thelocking-dogs to engage said connections, the supplemental lecking meansfor the operated keys to hold the same out of line with the uuoperatedkeys and resetting means for releasing the connections and the keysconsisting of therockshaft having arms to engage the dogs and to releasethe keys from their locks, substantially as described.

Il. In combination, in a voting-machine, a series ot' keys, a series ofcounters connected therewith, step-motion mechanisms one for each keyand operating step by step upon the successive action of the keys of agroup whereby all the keys of the grou p will be locked when thepredetermined number of keys have been operated, and detachableconnections between the stop-motion mechanisms independent ot the keyconnections whereby the series of keys with their step-motion devicesmaybe divided into any desired groups, substantially as described.

l2. In combination in a voting-machine, a group et two or more keys, thecounters connected therewith, locking means foreach key mechanism,adapted to operate when the key is operated and arranged independent ofthe lock or locks of the other key or keys and a stop-motion to set inoperation the independent locking means of those keys el the group whichhave not been operated, said stop-motion being controlled in turn bythat movement of the operated key which sets its own lock, substantiallyas described.

13. In combination, in a Voting-machine, the keys, the countersconnected thereto, the locking-dogs for the keys to lock each one asitis operated indepemlcntly, and the stopmotion controlling the dogs ofthe inoperative keys comprising the cam-dial and the pawl and ratchetoperated from the key to operate the dial, said cam-dial having aconnection between it and the dog, substantially as described.

l-it. In combination, in a voting-machine, the keys, the countersconnected thereto, the locking-dogs For the keys to leek cach one as itis operated independently, the cam-dials, the detents between the saineand the locking-dogs, and the pawl and ratchet for operating the dialstep by step to cause the same to operate the independent detents anddogs ofthe unoperated keys, substantially as described.

l5. In. combination, in a voting-machine, the keys, the counters, theindependent locking-dogs for the keys arranged to lock each key whenoperated, and the stop-motion controlling said dogs comprising the pawland ratchet, the cam-dial operated thereby with a connection therefromto a dog and means for holding` the dial adjustably in relation to thepawl and ratchet and the dog, whereby the dial will operate to controlthe lockingdog, after one or more keys have been operated on as desired.

16. In coi'nbination, in a Voting-machine, the keys, the counters, thelocking-dogs, the stop-motion for controlling` one or more dogscomprising the dial loosely mounted and having a cam to operate alocking-dog, a pawl and ratchet for operating the dial adapted to beoperated by a key, and the adjustable connection between the pawl andratchet and the dial comprising the arm connected with the ratchet anddetachably and adjustably connected with the dial, substantially asdescribed.

17. In combination, the keys, the counters, the locking-dogs for thekeys, the detents for releasing the dogs, each key controlling itsdetent and locking means directly and the stop-motion operated by thekeys to operate the detent or detents ot the remaining keys after thepredetermined number o'f keys have been operated, substantially asdescribed.

1S. In combination, thekeys and counters connected thereto, thelocking-dogs, each key controlling its own dog to release the same, astop-motion eomprisinga pawl and ratchet and a cam-dial foreach keyhaving a connection with the locking-dog thereof, said pawl and ratchetbeing operated by its key, and detachable connections between the seriesoi. ratchets with their dials whereby the keys may be arranged tooperate in groups, substantially as described.

19. In combination, the keys, and counters connected therewith, thelocking-dogs, the ratchets to be operated by the keys, and havinglaterally-extending sleeves or hubs, the shaft carrying the same, thedials arranged en the ratchet-hubs and connected thereto, the detachableconnection between the hub of one ratchet and the adjoining ratchet anda connection between the dials and the lockingdogs, substantially asdescribed.

20. In combination, the keys and the counters connected therewith,thelocking-dogs,the ratchets arranged to be operated by the keys and havinghubs or sleeves, the dials connected with the ratchets, the shaftcarrying the ratchets and hubs loosely, means for turn- IOO IIO

ing the shaft, in resetting the ratchets and dial and theprojeetion onthe shaft for returning the parts, substantially as described.

2l. In combination, the keys, and the counters connected therewith, t-heindependent locking means for the keys, each key mechanism beingarranged to operate' its own lock, and means for operating theindependent keylock of one key through the operation of the other keyorkeys comprising a dial-wheelconnected to said key-lock with means bywhich the dial-wheel is operated step by step by the operation of thekeys, substantially as described.

In combinatiomthe keys, the counters connected thereto, the series oflocking means for the key mechanism, and the stop-motion comprising thedialavheels with connections to the locking means, the series of pawlsand ratchets operated by thekey connections, and the series ofratchet-detents arranged to be released by the pawls, substantially asde scribed.

In combination, the keys, the counters connected thereto, the lockingmeans and the stop-motion comprising the dial-wheels with connections tothe locking means, the pawls and ratchets operated by the keyconnections for moving the dial-wheels step by step, the ratchet-detentsarranged to be operated by the morementsof its key mechanism, detachableconnections between the sets of dials and ratchets and detachableconnections between the ratchet-detents whereby the dials and ratchetswith the detents may be grouped as desired, substantially as described.

2l. In combination, the keys, theeounters, connected thereto, thelocking means for the key mechanisms, the stop-motion comprising thedials with connections to the locking means and the pawls and ratchetsfor turning the dials, and the ratchet-detents arranged to be operatedby the pawls of the dial-ratchets and to be released therefrom when thesaid pawls have made their full movement, and the spring for throwing`the detent back into place, substantially as described.

25. In combination,` the keys, the counters with connections thereto,locking means for said keys and connections, the stop-motion mechanismscomprising the dial with connections te the locking means, the ratchetand pawl for operating the dial at each key action, the rotary shaft' onwhich the dial and ratchet are loosely mounted said shaft being arrangedfor returning the dial and ratchet to normal position, theratchet-detent and means for releasing the same when the dial is beingreset, substantially as described.

26. In combination, the key, the counters with connections thereto, thelocking means for the key connections, the stop motion mechanismscomprising the dial-wheel with connection to the locking means, the pawland ratchet for operating the dial, the rockshaft carrying the dial andratchet,the ratchetdetent, the rock shaft carrying the same loosely,said shafts when rocked being adapt ed to return the dial and ratchet tonormal position and release the detent from the ratchet and means foroperating the shafts, substantially as described.

27. In combination, the keys, the counters connected thereto, thelocking means forthe key connections, the stop-motion mechanismsarranged to be advanced one step for each key action, the detent forholding the stopmotion in moved position and the rock-shafts forresetting the stop-motion and detent said shafts carrying thestop-motion and detents loosely and having portions to contact with saidparts with the cam-wiper and pivoted arm connection between the shafts,substantially as described.

2S. ln combination, the upper and lower sets oi' keys, the countersconnected with the keys, the cam-stops for preventing two or more keysoperating at the same time and arranged to receive the key connectionbetween them and the connecting-bar between the upper and lower sets ofcam-stops connected thereto to be moved when the keys are forced inbetween the locks, said connection being secured to both the upper andlower cam-stops to operate the one from the other, substantially asdescribed.

2F). In combination, the upper and lower ,sets of keys, the countersconnected with the keys, the locking means for the key mechanism, thestopnnotion mechanisms, one for each key and the detachable connectionsbctween the stop-motion of each set of keys and the detachableconnection between one stopmotion of the upper and lower sets of keys,substantially as described,

SO. In combination, in a Voting-machine, the key mechanisms, thecounters operated thereby, the pl nrality of resetting rock-shafts, thesprocket chain and wheels connected to said plurality of resettingrock-shafts, the arm S, the link 5l, and an entrance-door withconnections to said link, substantially as described.

3l. In combination, in a voting-machine, the 'voting mechanism, thebooth having a voting-compartment and an exitncompartment, anentrance-door, a lock for said door and a dcprcssible platform connectedto the lock for operating the same, said platform being located withinthe eXit-compartment.

2B. In combination, in a voting-machine, the voting mechanism, the boothhaving a Voting-compartment, an exit-compartment with a final exit-door,an intermediate door and a lock for the same in the exit-compart mentreleased by the entrance-door, said lock being arranged to be setautomatically by the exit of the voter from the booth, substantially asdescribed.

33. In combination, in a Voting-machine, the Voting mechanism, the boothhaving a Voting-compartment an exit-compartment with a final exit-door,a door between the two compartments, locking means therefor ar- IOCI IIO

samer y c ranged to be released by openin g the entrancedoor, saidlocking means serving to lock the final exit-door on the inside when theintermediate door is released, substantially as described.

34. In combination, in a voting-machine, the voting mechanism, the boothhaving the voting-compartment, the exit-compartment, the door betweenthe two, the final exit-door, the platform adjacent thereto to bedepressed in the exit-compartment, said platform when raised locking thefinal exit-door by directly obstructing the inner side of the exit-doorand a lock for the entrance-door operated when the platform is depressedto release the said door, substantially as described.

35. In combination, in a voting-machine, the voting mechanism, the boothhaving the Voting-compartment, the exit-compartment, the door between,the final exit-door, the platform for holding the same normally lockedwhen the intermediate door is closed, said intermediate door beingarranged to positively hold the platform against depression, while theintermediate door is open, said platform being arranged to be depressedby the weight of the voter upon it, substantially as described.

36. In combination, in a voting-booth, the voting mechanism, the boothhaving a voting-compartment, the entrance-door, the platform theintermediate door arranged to be held locked when the platform isdepressed, lthe locking bolt for holding the platform depressed, and theconnections between the same and the entrance door, whereby the platformreleases the intermediate door when the entrance=door is opened,substantially as described.

37. In combination in a voting-booth, the voting mechanism, said boothhaving a compartment the doors leading to and from the same, and thevertically-movable platform between the doors arranged to lock the samealternately and also to unlock the same alternately, said platform beingdepressible bythe weight of the voter to positively unlock one of saiddoors and lock the other.

88. In combination, the voting mechanism, the voting-booth having thevoting and exit compartments, the final exit-door, the intermediatedoor, the platform arranged to hold the exit-door closed, said platformbeing pivotally supported and having a rear extension below the floor ofthe exit-compartment, and the cross-head connected with the intermediatedoor, and arranged to engage the rear extension of the platform,substantially as described.

39. In combination, the voting mechanism, the booth having a voting andan exit com partment, with a door between, a final exit# door, aplatform adjacent thereto to hold the final exit-door locked when raisedand to lock the intermediate door when depressed, and means forreleasing the platform, substantially as described.

40. In combination, the voting mechanism, the booth having a voting andan exit compartment with a door between, having a lock in thevoting-compartment, an entrance-door to the voting-compartment, a finalexit-door, a platform adjacent thereto to hold the same locked whenraised, a lock for the entrancedoor connected to the platform to beunlocked when the same is depressed, a lock to hold the platformdepressed connected to and controlled by the entrance-door, saidplatform controlling also the opening of the intermediate door,substantially as described.

4l. In combination, the voting mechanism, the booth having the votingand eXit compartments arranged side by side with a door between and withthe entrance and final exit doors arranged side by side and a platformarranged adjacent to the exit-door to hold the same locked when raised,a lock for the cntrance-door controlled by the platform, said platformbeing pivotally supported and having a rear extension to control and becontrolled by the intermediate door, substantially as described.

42. Y In combination in a voting-machine, the counters, a series ofkeys, the sliding toothed rods l connected to the counters, means forreturning the rods to normal position after each action, thelocking-dogs to engage the toothed rods to hold them against a secondoperation, means for controlling the dogs to release the same when thekeys are operated so that said dogs may engage the toothed rods, and theloose locking connection between the toothed rods and the keys adaptedto lock the keys in operated position out of line with the unoperatedkeys, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

INTERNER JOHNSON. lNitnesses:

W. M. SMITH, FRED W. Ricamo.

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